Faith, Hope & Love, But The Greatest Of These Is Love
Love, A Weapon Of Mass Destruction
1 CORINTHIANS 13:13
“And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
I Corinthians 13:13 NKJV
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In a morally corrupt Corinth, love had become a mixed up term with little meaning, and the truth is today, nothing much has changed; we are in the same boat. Many are still confused about love and what it is.
Love is more than an emotion or feeling, it is a choice to care for others without any expectation of something in return.
Love is the greatest of all human qualities and is an attribute to God Himself (1 JOHN 4:8).
To love another is a decision to care for them.
Jesus said, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.””
Matthew 22:37-40 NKJV
To love your neighbour as yourself is to care for them as you care for yourself.
One’s neighbour is all people in neighbouring streets, towns, villages, and even nations, and all the Laws and Prophets hang on Gods command to love.
Furthermore, our love must extend even to our enemies.
Jesus told us, ““You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.”
Matthew 5:43-48 NKJV
But this kind of love goes against our human nature, but is very powerful. “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. We love Him because He first loved us.”
I John 4:18-19 NKJV
Love involves selfless service toward others. It involves caring enough to help those in need without any expectation of something in return.
Faith is to believe in what one cannot see and is the foundation and content of God’s message.
While hope is the attitude and focus, love is an action. When hope and faith are in alignment, you are free to love completely because you have come to understand how God loves and what it is.
Does your faith fully express itself in loving others even when others are not loving you?
God’s love is contagious-when we show our God given love for others, their hearts shall begin to melt and love shall have its way.
My brethren, love is a weapon of mass destruction against the enemy; and will draw many to Christ.
It shall, when put into practice, restore hope and faith, and will bring the breakthrough needed.
Hope and faith shall grow together and come into alignment, and the glory of God will be seen in every corner of the earth-revival is just around the corner.
If you are to consider yourself a child of God, then you must be seen to be different. You must put on love in every situation that you shine for Christ.
We must all put our words into action for the glory of God.
It is time to come together as one body in Christ, stand against the lie and drive out the spirit of fear that is causing so much pain on this earth.
Rebuke the devil and he shall flee (JAMES 4:7) and his corrupt governments, and false prophets shall fall.
God shall put in place godly governments that shall stand upon the shoulders of Jesus Christ (ISAIAH 9:6). He shall and is today going through the church with a fine tooth comb as He is our world leaders and corrupt media, separating the chaff from the wheat, and the world shall witness the greatest revival in history.
The church will be restored and continue to grow until the end, not as it was in man made religious rule, but as God originally planned it to be. “And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.”
Ephesians 4:11-16 NKJV
My beloved, “Fear not, O land; Be glad and rejoice, For the Lord has done marvelous things! Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field; For the open pastures are springing up, And the tree bears its fruit; The fig tree and the vine yield their strength. Be glad then, you children of Zion, And rejoice in the Lord your God; For He has given you the former rain faithfully, And He will cause the rain to come down for you— The former rain, And the latter rain in the first month. The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame. Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the Lord your God And there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame. “And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. “And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, As the Lord has said, Among the remnant whom the Lord calls.”
Joel 2:21-32 NKJV
Nothing can stop what’s coming-Justice is on its way! God is the author and the finisher of our faith (HEBREWS 12:2) and He shall reign forever!!!
Faith, hope and love is our weapon of mass destruction against the enemy, the greatest being love that only comes from God.
“Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. We love Him because He first loved us. If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.”
I John 4:17-21 NKJV
All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.
